The Principle of Two Weaknesses - Part 7
In Part 6, FM Mike Klein was ahead a pawn and broke through on the opposite flank to create his second weakness. Today,...
In Part 6, FM Mike Klein was ahead a pawn and broke through on the opposite flank to create his second weakness. Today,...
Take the teeth out of your opponent's aggression by calmly playing ...c5 against the Four Pawns Attack. GM Perelshteyn continues...
Captain obvious here with some questions: Do you like crazy sacrifices that lead to mate? Do you like the excitement of...
More opposite colored bishop endgames are examined, but this time, some surprising sacrifices are needed to get the job...
Our Bulgarian grandmaster treats us to even more complicated examples of defending opposite colored bishop endgames. When...
GM Bojkov ramps up the theory on opposite colored bishop endgames. Having already tackled positions where the pawns are...
GM Kaidanov has many useful maxims to help bridge the gap from amateur to master. One of them is to focus more on piece...
GM Bojkov heaps high praise on a Chess.com member who understood correctly how to attack on one side of the board while...
GM Melik Khachiyan unearths another fascinating position where the calculation won't be easy but will reward the player...
In what might be one of the greatest positional sacrifice games ever, GM Bojkov walks us through the genius of how Gligoric...
WGM Tatev Abrahamyan looked to continue her fast start at the 2013 U.S. Women's Championship. Before facing tournament leader...
During her best game of the U.S. Women's Championship, WGM Camilla Baginskaite must have felt like she was playing the entire...
After blundering a pair of pawns on separate occasions, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan was determined to still convert a rook-and-pawn...
Enough examples of the "other things" Capablanca did well, let's review some endgames! Grandmaster Bojkov heard your call!...
Fans of the Budapest Gambit will appreciate GM Melikset Khachiyan's treatment of a topical anti-Grunfeld variation. Melik...
As promised, Grandmaster Timur Gareev makes his Video Author debut today, reviewing the games he played on March 6th against...
With his second video, GM Perelshtyen provides more proof that a repertoire built around positional themes and thematic...
In this Member Analysis video lecture, targeted toward our more experienced members, GM Dzindzichashvili breaks down the...
Today Melik continues his series on the different process and approaches one can take to "solve" tricky, critical positions....
Here Melik provides two final examples from the recent Tata Steel Super-GM Tourney in the Netherlands. Rather than highlighting...
To conclude this interesting game between Shankland and Ivanov, 2007 - Sam dives deeply into the complications of the ensuing...
Joining Danny right where we left him, we are immediately faced with the critical decision of who/what to trade in order...
GM Dzindzichashvili continues his series on the English Opening, reviewing the popular transposition into the Maroczy Bind...
To follow up on his first installment in the Soltis (...h5) Variation, IM Kiewra reviews a game between two of the best...
Today Gregory offers his own perspective on how to build a comprehensive opening repertoire. First up, he deals with the...